Aerial transportation.



E. LUGO-VIFIA. AERIAL TRANSPORTATION.

4 APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1909. Patented 19 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1 E.LUGO-VI EA. AERIAL TRANSPORTATION. APPLICATION mum 532120, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD LUGO-VINA, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

AERIAL TRANSPORTATION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDVVARD' LUco-Vrim, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Aerial Transportation, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to aerial transportation in which an overhead cableor track is employed having a motor car suspended therefrom, and is animprovement on an application filed by me May 22nd, 1908, Serial No.484,985, and allowed Aug. 23, 1909.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide means forcontrolling the motor in order that it may maintain a proper speed inascending or descending a grade.

\Vith this and other objects in view my invention contemplates theemployment of an overhead cable or track on which is mounted a motorhaving a double grooved ring thereon, means for causing said ring torevolve and an auxiliary cable wound around said ring.

Various changes may be made in the structural arrangements of parts, buta preferred and practical embodiment of the same is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of anoverhead supporting cable or track with a motor mounted thereon. Fig. 2is an enlarged detail side elevation of the motor and contiguous parts.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sub ject-matter of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is adetail sectional view of the wheel applied to the motor and shownmounted on the supporting cable or track, said cable or track beingshownin dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a side view of the device for supporting theauxiliary cable and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings C designates a cable of proper thickness andconstruction suspended from ordinary poles P. Any preferred means may beutilized for securing the cable to the poles, such as outstandingbracket arms.

Mounted so as to travel along the cable is a motor M, having formed orsecured upon its casing annular flanges 1 which form a channel entirelyaround the outer circumference of said motor. Revolving within thischannel is a ring 2 having a cut out portion 3 on its inner side, saidout out portion forming side flanges 4 adapted to co-act withSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 20, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial No. 518,623.

the flanges 1 of the motor casing and retain said ring in position.Roller bearings 5 are mounted in the channel of the motor casing formedby the flanges 1 and the flanges 4% of the ring 2 are adapted to ride onthese bearings, and thereby overcome any friction caused by therevolving ring. A preferably wedge-shaped groove 6 is formed in theouter periphery of the ring 2, said groove running over the cable 0 andkeeping the motor in position thereon. The groove 6 terminates in asubstantially rectangular groove 7 and in this groove is adapted to bewound one or more times an auxiliary cable 8. The purpose of this cableis to control the speed of the motor and at the same time furnish meansfor the movement of the motor on an up grade when otherwise it would beliable to slip. It will be obvious that this cable being fastened atboth ends of the line, the revolving action of the ring 2 (by anysuitable power) will cause the motor to travel forward or backward overthe cable.

In order to provide means for tightening the auxiliary cable around therevolving ring, the motor casing is provided with a frame 9, havingpivoted between each of its ends 10, an angle lever 11. The lower arm ofthis lever has an eye 12 through which the auxiliary cable passes. Theother arm of the angle lever is provided with a rope or cable 13 whichhangs loosely and within convenient reach of the operator who may bestationed in the car 1 1, which car is suitably supported by hangers 15from the motor M. By pulling downward on the rope 13 the lower arm ofthe angle lever 11 is raised toward the motor M, causing the auxiliarycable to bind more or less upon the ring 2, allowing of a niceadjustment of the tightness of said cable to suit the varyingconditions. hen the cable 8 is to be removed from or replaced upon thering 2 it is only necessary to remove the angle levers and slip thecable through the space in the ends of the frame usually occupied by thesaid levers.

The motor employed may be of any preferred type, such as electric,hydrocarbon, alcohol etc., and while I have shown an electric motor 'itis evident that any of the ones referred to may be used.

In order to provide means for revolving the ring 2 on the cable C, themotor shaft 16 is provided with a pinion17, which pinion meshes with agear 18, said gear in turn meshing with a pinion 19. A gear 20 rotatablewith the pinion 19 meshes with a pinion 21 secured to a shaft 22extending through the motor casing and carrying within said casing agear 23. This last mentioned gear extends through the lower portion ofthe motor casing and meshes with an internal gear 24 formed on the innerpe riphery of the ring 2, as shown clearly in Fig. t.

Supports 25 comprising laterally extending arms are secured to the cableat suitable intervals to prevent the auxiliary cable from sagging andcausing it to tighten and bind around the ring 2.

From the foregoing it is thought that a clear understanding may be hadof the construction and operation of the invention and that furtherdescription is thereforeunnecessary.

I claim 1. An aerial transportation system comprising a main overheadcable or track, a motor mounted thereon, a ring rotatably mounted onsaid motor and provided with a groove for the reception of the maincable and an auxiliary cable wound around said ring.

2. An aerial transportation system comprising a main overhead cable ortrack, an auxiliary cable, a motor mounted on said cable or track and aring mounted'thereon said ring having a double groove for the receptionof the main and auxiliary cables.

3. An aerial transportation system cornprising a main overhead cable ortrack, an auxiliary cable, a motor supported by the main cable, a ringmounted on said main cable and an auxiliary cable wound around saidring.

4. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon, a ring rotatably mounted on said motorand having a double groove formed therein, and an auxiliary cable woundaround said ring.

5. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon, a grooved ring mounted on said motor,means for rotating said ring and an auxiliaryicable woundaround saidring.

6. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon, a double grooved ring mounted on saidmotor, said ring being provided with an internal gear, means carried bysaid motor for rotating the grooved ring and an auxiliary cable woundaround said ring.

7. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon and provided with a double groovedrevolving ring, an auxiliary cable wound around said ring and heldstationary at each end and means for causing said auxiliary cable togrip the grooved wheel.

8. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon, a grooved revolving ring mounted on saidmotor, an auxiliary cable wound around said ring, angle levers carriedby said motor said levers being provided with eyes through which theauxiliary cable passes and depending ropes carried by tho angle levers.

9. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon, a grooved revolvin ring carried by saidmotor, coacting flanges formed on said motor and ring, roller bear ingscarried by the motor and an auxiliary cable wound around said ring.

10. An aerial transportation system comprising an overhead cable ortrack, a motor mounted thereon, a revolving ring carried by said motor,an auxiliary cable wound around said ring and supports for said cablecarried by the overhead cable or track.

11. An aerial transportation system c01nprising an overhead cable ortrack, a double grooved ring revolubly mounted on said motor, gearingcarried by said motor and meshing with an internal gear on the doublegrooved ring and an auxiliary cable wound around said ring.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

E. LUGO-VINA.

Witnesses R. N. J ONES, R. G. KEINER.

